Radial Artery Access
Using the radial artery in the wrist as the entry point for the catheter in an angioplasty or stent procedure. Also called transradial access, the transradial approach, or transradial angioplasty
Treatment
Radionuclide Imaging
A test in which a harmless radioactive substance is injected into the bloodstream to show information about blood flow through the arteries. Damaged or dead heart muscle can often be identified, as can serious narrowing in an artery
Radionuclide Studies
Radionuclide studies (also called nuclear cardiology tests or nuclear stress tests) are diagnostic imaging investigations in which a small amount of a radioactive tracer is injected into the bloodstream. As the tracer travels through the heart, a specialised gamma camera detects the radiation it emits and constructs detailed images of blood flow through the heart … Read more